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Basic Search fields
Basic Search includes two search fields:
F IELD
D ESCRIPTION
Search Criteria
Search File Contents
File or Folder Name
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Enter the text to search for in the Content Collection.
The text must appear in the contents of the file; the
system does not search the name of the file for this
text. The system will search the content of all files and
folders, unless the File or Folder Name field is
complete.
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The file types searched are: .doc, .xls, .ppt, .pdf
(excluding encrypted pdf files), .html, .htm, .rtf, .txt
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The asterisk (*) symbol may be used to return all files
and folders that a user has permission to Read (up to a
number set by the System Administrator); this is known
as a wildcard search.
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Partial word searches are NOT allowed (typing part of a
word as opposed to the whole word).
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A single character wild card search may be performed
by using the “*” symbol in the middle or at the end of
the search terms. This is used to find a term where one
character is debatable, for example, “te*t”
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A multiple character wild card search may be
performed by using the “*” symbol in the middle or at
the end of the search terms. This is used to find a term
where multiple characters are debatable, for example,
“test*”.
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Fuzzy searches may be done using the tilde, “~”,
symbol. For example, to search for a term similar in
spelling to “roam”, enter “roam~” in the search field.
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Users may search for words within a certain proximity
to one another using the tilde, “~”, symbol. For
example to search for "test" and "history" within 10
words of each other in a document use the search: "test
history"~10
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This field searches the names of files or folders loaded
in the Content Collection.
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File extensions may be entered to return all files of a
certain document type (for example, .doc)
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Partial word searches are allowed (typing part of a word
as opposed to the whole word, for example, ‘enviro’
instead of ‘environment’)
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Select Contains to search for all items that contain the
criteria entered. Select Equals to search for all items
that exactly match what you have entered.
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